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  • Virtual Grassmaster’s Series and Forage updates.

    Grassmaster’s The GrassMasters program is a 7-week long series of educational workshops that focus on forage production. Workshops will be held virtually every Monday beginning November 2nd. This program is an INTRODUCTION to forage production systems and is highly recommended for new producers. Please see the attached flyer and link below for registration details and…

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  • Late Season Peanut Disease Management

    PEANUTS: 1. Three weeks to go until you are projected to dig the peanuts and little-or-no disease in the field? I wouldn’t put out any more fungicides unless there is threat of a hurricane or tropical storm. If you are three of more weeks out and on your last spray and you are seeing some…

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  • On Farm Peanut Variety Trial Field Meeting

    Tuesday September 22nd at 9am we will be having an in person field meeting at 442 Peachtree Rd Fitzgerald Ga. This meeting will be at our On Farm Peanut Variety Trial located on Kenny Ray Davis’s Farm. This trial has 5 different peanut varieties including Ga 06, Ga 16 HO, Flo Runner 331, GA 18…

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  • Row Crop Disease Update for Cotton and Peanuts

    By Bob Kemerait Peanut Rust has been found in multiple counties over the past week. Point:  many peanut growers STILL have 2 (or more) fungicide applications to go and they should (at least in SW District) factor PREVENTATIVE management of peanut rust in the equation. From Dr. Albert Culbreath: A few thoughts. I have little…

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  • Spider Mites and Critical Insect Management Time in Peanut

    By: Mark Abney We knew they were coming, and now they are here. The calls, emails, and texts have started to roll in reporting peanut fields in Georgia infested with two spotted spider mites. Finding mite infestations early, choosing an effective miticide, and applying the miticide correctly are critically important if we hope to manage…

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  • Peanut Maturity Sampling

    It is getting close to time to start checking peanut maturity. So here is a reminder of how to pull a sample for maturity checking. Remember a peanut hull scrape maturity check will be as accurate as the sample that you take. Pull or dig up at least 5 to 6 adjacent plants from at…

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  • July 2020 Peanut Irrigation Considerations

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  • July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut Fields

    July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut FieldsBob KemeraitThe 2020 season has been a difficult one for the peanut farmers even before they put the first seed in the ground. To a level I have not seen before, growers had to make early decisions about seed treatments and in-furrow fungicides…

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  • Erratic Emergence/Late Planted Peanuts – How Can Maturity Be Affected?

    Erratic Emergence/Late Planted Peanuts – How Can Maturity Be Affected?Scott MonfortI know I mentioned maturity last month also but it is important that growers do not forget what happened during the planting season regardless of the planting date. The issue I wanted to repeat is dealing with fields planted early and late where peanut emergence…

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  • Ben Hill On Farm Peanut Variety Trial

    The Ben Hill Peanut Variety Trial is coming along nicely. It will be interesting to see if there are any yield differences in the field. The 5 varieties planted in this trial are GA 06G, FloRun 331, Georgia 16HO, Georgia 18RU, and Georgia Experimental Vr.

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